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People on the beach in front of Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, Calif. June 6, 2021.

A heat wave will carry on Friday in San Diego County, but conditions are starting to shift slightly, and only the deserts will remain hot by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

A frozen section of the Ross Sea at the Scott Base in Antarctica on November 12, 2016. Britain's Preet Chandi made history by trekking 700 miles from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole in an unsupported expedition.

Preet Chandi is the first woman of color to complete a solo expedition in Antarctica

Chandi skied 700 miles to the South Pole in just 40 days. The British Sikh army officer aims to inspire others to push boundaries and is also raising funds to start an adventure grant for women.

President Biden delivers a speech during the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday.

Biden announces a plan in Glasgow to help poorer countries with climate change

In a speech to the U.N. climate summit on Monday, President Biden will lay out his strategy for reaching goals to curb emissions.

Children play at the onsite childcare center at SAY San Diego in this undated photo.

A search for solutions to the child care staffing crisis

There are potential solutions on the horizon, but they won’t happen without significant action by lawmakers in Washington D.C. and Sacramento.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder.

Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone

A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August.

A teenage girl wearing a face mask, head scarf and long black robe listens to a math teacher at a tutoring center in Kabul. The center was established by a women's rights activist to circumvent a Taliban ban on girls attending secondary school. The activist said she has informal permission by Taliban authorities to run the center as long as teenage girls abide by a strict dress code.

Secret schools enable Afghanistan's teen girls to skirt Taliban's education ban

The official rule: no secondary school for girls. But behind a veil of secrecy, women are opening small schools so that at least some of these teenagers are able to continue learning.

A health worker walks inside an isolation ward for monkeypox patients at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India.

Monkeypox FAQ: How contagious? Are kids at risk? If you had chickenpox are you safe?

In the wake of the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency, there are many pressing questions. Here's what we know — and don't yet know — about monkeypox.

A screenshot of the Alameda Police Department body camera footage shows officers detaining Mario Gonzalez, 26, on April 19, 2021. Gonzalez died soon after.

Death Draws Attention To Police Putting Suspects Face Down

A California lawmaker who is a former police officer is trying to outlaw methods that can induce what's known as positional asphyxia. Police say the proposed ban is either too vague or unnecessary.

Even doing a few simple tasks can be draining for Semhar Fisseha after her COVID diagnosis.

For patients with long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome may offer a guiding star

Long COVID has been a reality since the beginning of the pandemic. The patients who have it are desperate for answers that doctors don't yet have.

President Biden has seen his approval rating tick back up some after last month's low, with 45% now approving and 46% disapproving.

Biden's Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month's Low, An NPR Poll Finds

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds that 45% of U.S. adults approve of the job President Biden is doing, while 46% disapprove. That's a little better than his numbers last month.

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